City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools

The Level 3 Diploma is designed for learning support staff with a working role which requires competence in a specialist area and/or across a varied range of responsibilities. They will be working under the direction of a teacher who has overall responsibility for teaching and learning in the classroom. They will contribute to planning, implementing and evaluating learning activities and will work alongside the teacher to support whole class activities, as well as working on their own with individual, or groups of, pupils.

Topics that will be covered include:

• Safeguarding
• Behaviour management
• Child development
• Schools as Organisations
• Supporting learning
• Assessment for Learning

The tutor has extensive experience working in schools with a background in primary education and has a Degree in Education.

Student comments about the course:

"Learners are more confident and empowered from the knowledge we are gaining."

"I feel very supported by the lecturer and my assessor."

"The teaching has supported my experience in the workplace."